Hurricanes 4–5 Sabres — Final Score & Stats (Oct 20, 2006)

Goals	1st	2nd	3rd	F
🌪️ CAR	1	2	1	4
⚔️ BUF	1	2	2	5

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star ⚔️ BUF

Maxim Afinogenov

1 G, 2 A

5 shots · 16:46 TOI

2nd star ⚔️ BUF

Jason Pominville

1 G, 1 A

4 shots · 18:01 TOI

3rd star ⚔️ BUF

Thomas Vanek

1 G, 1 A

3 shots · 16:36 TOI

🚨 Scoring

9 goals · in order

1st period

🌪️ Scott Walker Go-ahead 1st · 05:28

Assists: Eric Staal · beat Ryan Miller

1–0

⚔️ Jason Pominville Tying 1st · 09:14

Assists: Jochen Hecht, Daniel Brière · beat Cam Ward

1–1

2nd period

🌪️ Eric Staal PP Go-ahead 2nd · 08:37

Assists: Ray Whitney, Erik Cole · beat Ryan Miller

2–1

⚔️ Dmitri Kalinin SH Tying 2nd · 12:33

Assists: Paul Gaustad, Jason Pominville · beat Cam Ward

2–2

⚔️ Maxim Afinogenov Go-ahead 2nd · 13:31

Assists: Brian Campbell, Derek Roy · beat Cam Ward

2–3

🌪️ Eric Belanger Tying 2nd · 15:42

Assists: Ray Whitney, Chad LaRose · beat Ryan Miller

3–3

3rd period

⚔️ Thomas Vanek PP Go-ahead 3rd · 13:26

Assists: Maxim Afinogenov, Derek Roy · beat Cam Ward

3–4

⚔️ Jaroslav Spacek 3rd · 15:24

Assists: Thomas Vanek, Maxim Afinogenov · beat Cam Ward

3–5

🌪️ Mike Commodore SH 3rd · 18:45

Assists: Erik Cole · beat Ryan Miller

4–5

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🌪️Hurricanes

L1 Cole · Brind'Amour · Williams 24:03

L2 Whitney · Staal · Walker 18:45

L3 Belanger · Adams · LaRose 12:15

L4 Bayda · Adams 6:01

D1 Commodore · Babchuk 21:01

D2 Gleason · Hedican 20:06

D3 Wallin · Tanabe 12:32

D4 Hutchinson 5:01

⚔️Sabres

L1 Roy · Drury · Hecht 19:41

L2 Vanek · Pominville · Afinogenov 16:46

L3 Brière · Novotny · Kotalik 15:13

L4 Peters · Gaustad · Mair 4:56

D1 Tallinder · Lydman 22:22

D2 Numminen · Kalinin 19:27

D3 Spacek · Campbell 16:42

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🌪️CAR BUF⚔️

20 Shots on goal 29

1/5 Power play (goals / chances) 1/5

11 Hits 22

18 Blocked shots 9

3 Takeaways 7

19 Giveaways 18

10 Penalty minutes 10

CAR shooting 20.0% (4/20) BUF shooting 17.2% (5/29)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🌪️Hurricanes

Cam Ward

24/29

.828 SV% · 5 GA · 59:52 TOI

⚔️Sabres

Ryan Miller

16/20

.800 SV% · 4 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 1–1

Hurricanes

Hurricanes — tied after 1st: 0-1-1 (0% win rate, 2 games)

Sabres

Sabres — tied after 1st: 2-0 (100% win rate, 2 games)

After 2nd — 3–3

Hurricanes

Hurricanes — tied after 2nd: 0-1-1 (0% win rate, 2 games)

Sabres

Sabres — tied after 2nd: 2-0 (100% win rate, 2 games)

⚔️ Last meetings

All →

Sabres lead the season series 2–0

Oct 42006 ⚔️BUF @ 🌪️CAR 3–2 SO Jun 12006 ⚔️BUF @ 🌪️CAR 2–4 May 302006 🌪️CAR @ ⚔️BUF 1–2 OT May 282006 ⚔️BUF @ 🌪️CAR 3–4 OT May 262006 🌪️CAR @ ⚔️BUF 4–0

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❓ CAR vs BUF, answered

Who won Hurricanes vs Sabres on October 20, 2006?

Sabres won 5–4. The final score was Hurricanes 4, Sabres 5.

Who scored for Hurricanes?

Eric Belanger, Eric Staal, Mike Commodore, Scott Walker.

Who scored for Sabres?

Dmitri Kalinin, Jaroslav Spacek, Jason Pominville, Maxim Afinogenov, Thomas Vanek.

How did the Hurricanes goalie play?

Cam Ward made 24 saves on 29 shots (.828 save percentage).

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Ryan Miller made 16 saves on 20 shots (.800 save percentage).

Where is Hurricanes vs Sabres played?

At KeyBank Center in Buffalo, the Sabres home rink.

What is the Hurricanes vs Sabres season series?

Sabres lead the season series 2–0 after 2 games.

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🧭 Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

🌪️ Hurricanes

BeforeOct 16 🌪️CAR @ ⚡TBL 5–1 AfterOct 21 🌪️CAR @ 🏝️NYI 3–4

⚔️ Sabres

BeforeOct 17 🔔PHI @ ⚔️BUF 1–9 AfterOct 21 ⚔️BUF @ 🐻BOS 6–2

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